Although he has been living in Northeast China all these years, he always thinks about his parents and brothers back home.
Before getting married, he would send half of his monthly salary back home, and after getting married, he would still send ten yuan back home every month.
Without the money he sent, how could the family have built a new house? How could the fourth and fifth sons have had the money to go to school and take the college entrance exam?
Now the younger brothers have all grown up, started their own families, and are doing quite well. The fourth and fifth brothers both have jobs in the city.
Sheng Liancheng believed that his eldest son's wedding was a great joy for the Sheng family.
The eldest brother farms, and the third brother is the commune secretary; they really can't do without each other during the busy farming season.
But the fourth brother is at school and the fifth brother is at the government office, so neither of them can spare the time.
“Dad, our hometown is so far away from here. It costs a lot of money to come here for food and lodging. If my uncle and the others don’t want to come, then they don’t have to. Don’t take it to heart.”
Life is tough these days. My fourth and fifth uncles have to work, and they can't easily take time off.
Sheng Xiping sensed his father's disappointment and could only sigh and comfort him.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Liancheng could only sigh.
“I wasn’t after their money. I just felt that since we lived far away and didn’t see each other for years, our relationship had faded.”
It's perfect timing since it's your wedding. If they can come, our whole family can have a good time.
"Oh well, if they don't want to come, they don't have to. This place is really inconvenient; it's a real hassle for them to come all this way."
As people get older, they become more nostalgic and always think about people and things from the past.
Especially for someone like Sheng Liancheng, who left his hometown to make a living when he was young, now that he is older, he misses his hometown and his family even more.
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